By Mary O’KEEFE October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Though all medical experts don’t agree as to how often a person should have a mammogram, all agree that regular mammograms are an important part of a healthy regimen. Stories are too common of women who found a lump in their breasts and delayed going to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Walktober is a time when schools focus on the health benefits, for both humans and the environment, of walking to school. Although the entire month of October is focused on walking, on Wednesday morning schools highlighted the importance of walking to school by organizing places for kids to meet and walk together. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In about three weeks voters across the nation will be going to the polls. In the upcoming weeks, CVW will be looking at what Crescenta Valley residents will find on their ballot. There are some important dates voters should pay attention to including the last day to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When people are diagnosed with cancer, there are many things that run through their mind. How it will affect their family to treatment options are just some of the issues that have to be dealt with immediately. There are side effects to treatment that patients must deal with and, according to the […]
GPD opens its doors for annual event. By Mary O’KEEFE The public is invited to the Glendale Police Dept. open house on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the downtown station, 131 N. Isabel St. This is a free event. “We invite the public to come and see where we […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Pride. That is the word,” said Arman Amirkhanyn, 17, a member of the Unified Young Armenians, as he and fellow members of UYA watched the renaming ceremony of Maryland Avenue to Artsakh Avenue in Glendale. Officials spoke on Tuesday at the renaming event between Wilson and Harvard avenues. None of it would […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It’s the month of October, which means those in Glendale and Montrose will be seeing a lot of pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Pink Patch Project is part of raising that awareness. Those living and working in Glendale and Montrose will see the pink patrol unit around town […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the Glendale Police Dept. K9 Unit invited supporters to the first GPD K-9 Appreciation Dinner and Demo. The event was sponsored by the Glendale Police Foundation. The guests arrived at the Glendale Sports Complex in the early evening on Saturday and were shuttled up to the Glendale firing range […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recent studies revealed that in the past girls were often discouraged from learning STEM (science technology engineering and mathematics) subjects. It seems the social norm of the era guided a misunderstanding that girls were unable to understand the complexities of STEM. Well, it’s a new day and girls can do STEM ¬– […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police responded to what they at first thought was a vehicle used in an assault and ended up saving a man’s life. On Thursday, Sept. 20 at about 2:30 p.m., GPD received a call concerning a vehicle that had hit several other vehicles in the 500 block of Glendale Avenue. “At […]